Bis-chelated imine-alkoxytitanium complexes: Novel chiral dopants with high helical twisting power in liquid crystals

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3405-3412

  Braun, Manfred ^a   Hahn, Antje ^a   Engelmann, Marco ^a   Fleischer, Ralf ^a   Frank, Walter ^a   Kryschi, Carola ^b   Haremza, Sylke ^c   Kürschner, Katrin ^c   Parker, Robert ^c  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chirality; Crystal structure; Liquid crystals; N,O ligands; Tatanium

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHELATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); POLYMERS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM;

CHIRALITY; HELICAL TWISTING POWERS (HTP); N2O LIGANDS; NEMATIC PHASES;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 19944394253     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200401292     Document Type: Article

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